Pashu

(“beast”) In the philosophical school
known as Shaiva Siddhanta, and in the
secret, ritually based religious practice
known as tantra, the term for an unenlightened person, who is said to have a
human form but to be little better than
an animal. This lack of awareness
comes not just through inherent dullness, but through the activity of maya,
the power of illusion wielded by Shiva
as lord (pati). The triad of pashu, pati
and the bonds of illusion (pasha) are
defining features of the Shaiva
Siddhanta school.